Fanny and Alexander
Fanny and Alexander Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
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About
"A childhood memory turned into cinema"
Set in a wealthy Swedish theatrical family at the turn of the twentieth century, the story follows young Alexander and his sister Fanny through a lavish, love-filled Christmas, and then through the cold cruelty of their mother's new marriage to a stern bishop. Told largely through a child's eyes, it drifts between warm sensory detail and creeping dread, blending memory, superstition, and family myth. Bergman's pacing is patient and novelistic, more interested in atmosphere and feeling than plot momentum, and it rewards slow, attentive viewing rather than casual watching.
the immersive, novel-like richness of Bergman's autobiographical family saga.
you want brisk pacing rather than a slow, atmospheric, several-hour family chronicle.
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All Seasons

| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Familjen Ekdahl firar jul | 8.5 | 320 | 96 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Vålnaden | 8.6 | 286 | 41 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Uppbrottet | 8.7 | 279 | 39 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Sommarens händelser | 9.0 | 272 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Demonerna | 9.0 | 266 | 87 min |